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Legislating to prevent and reduce food loss and waste

Legal brief for parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean, no. 10

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Food loss and waste is a serious problem, taking place in a global and regional context in which millions of people suffer from hunger and malnutrition. This situation is aggravated by the challenges that climate change brings to agri-food systems and, more recently, by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to raise awareness of this problem and motivate political action on the matter, this note is intended as a guide for States when developing legal measures to contribute to Food Security and to the Right to Adequate Food.

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